Each year, in accordance with the New York City Charter, all 59 NYC Community Boards are required to submit recommendations for NYC’s capital and expense budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. The fiscal year runs from July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the following year
Community members are invited to participate in the budget process by suggesting a new city service or capital project. A capital project generally has a value of $35,000 and a “useful life” of at least five years. Requests for ongoing programs and regular city services such as street signs, building inspections, parks maintenance, road repair or tree pruning, for example, should be directed to the Community Board office as a routine service delivery request.
Click the links below to view and download New York City Budget documentation with input from Brooklyn Community Board 14. For more information about the New York City budget, visit the NYC Office of Management & Budget website: nyc.gov/omb
CB14 Capital and Expense Budget Recommendations Fiscal Year 2025
Community Boards are required to prepare and submit recommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the City’s Capital Budget program and for operational programs funded by the City’s Expense budget. These recommendations are developed as a result of observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; analysis of service delivery requests received by the board’s district office; formal local and borough consultation meetings with City agencies, and recommendations submitted by neighborhood and civic groups throughout the Flatbush/Midwood/Kensington communities. The recommendations are considered by the Mayor and by City agencies for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The members of the City Council review and consider the board’s priorities and vote on the City budget.
CB14 Letter of Comment to the Preliminary Budget Register
CB14 Preliminary Budget Register and Agency Responses Fiscal Year 2025
Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests Fiscal Year 2025
Citywide Statement of Needs for City Facilities: Fiscal Years 2025 – 2026
In accordance with Section 204 of the New York City Charter, the Mayor has submitted the Citywide Statement of Needs for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026 for review and comment. (See document below.) The purpose of this statement is to inform the public at the earliest possible stage of the City’s future needs for facilities and the specific criteria for selecting their locations; and to provide information about the existing distribution of City properties. The Statement of Needs describes City facilities that are proposed for closure or expansion in the next two (2) years. Community Board 14 will be submitting comments on these documents.
The Citywide Statement of Needs for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 (SON) as compiled by the Department of City Planning (DCP) is the latest in the series of annual reports required under Section 204 of the City Charter. This document is an important tool for aligning some of the Administration’s priorities – reducing inequalities, providing affordable housing, leveraging investments in neighborhood infrastructure and services – with agency capital projects and siting decisions that address community needs. Along with the Criteria for the Location of City Facilities (the Fair Share Criteria), the SON is part of a planning process in which communities are informed of the City’s needs for facilities and the specific criteria for selecting the locations of those facilities. To learn more about the Citywide Statement of Needs, please visit https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/publications/citywide-statement-of-needs.page.
CB14’s response to the Citywide Statement of Needs, once issued, will be available below.